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Reticent Voters and Progressives’ Intolerance

I’m for Donald. I have always expressed my presidential preferences openly but this year is different.

Sept. 30, 2016 4:01 p.m. ET

Peggy Noonan says voters fear that expressing an electoral preference will invite others to inspect their souls (“The Year of the Reticent Voter,” Declarations, Sept. 24). Perhaps they should. She and they might keep in mind that our feelings are often a guide to what the right thing to do is. Shame, embarrassment or guilt often tell us when we are doing something wrong. Reticent voters afraid to voice their intentions or pledge to deny their vote seek to avoid such feelings and remain in a state of denial regarding their own behavior. They might want to keep in mind the maxim: “You are only as sick as your...